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About Chandela Village

Chandela is a large village in Abu Road tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,975, made up of 2,034 males and 1,941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandela village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Abu Road
Pincode 307026
Area (hectares) 1120 hectares
Population 3,975
Male Population 2,034
Female Population 1,941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandela compares

By the 2011 count Chandela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 1120 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chandela

Chandela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandela from other places

Chandela lies about 44 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Maval, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chandela
Nearest town Ābu 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Maval 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Abu Road 13 km
District headquarters Sirohi 44 km

Villages closest to Chandela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abu Road tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chandela

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandela village had a population of 3,975. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Chandela village has 2,034 males and 1,941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandela has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chandela is 307026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandela covers 1120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandela falls under Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chandela is Maval, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandela.

Chandela is about 44 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandela is in Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district. Ābu is about 9.4 km away. Maval is about 11 km away. Abu Road is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amba (1.7 km), Ambaweri (1.7 km) and Fatehpura (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chandela today is likely to be higher.

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